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Table 3 Percentage increase (95% Confidence Interval) in daily mortality for a 1°C increase in mean apparent temperature during the warm season (April to September) in Oporto, 2000-2004

From: Effects of apparent temperature on daily mortality in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal

Modelsa, b

% Increase

95% CI

All-causes mortality

  

   All-ages

1.5

1.0, 1.9

   > 65

1.8

1.2, 2.3

Cardiovascular diseases

  

   All-ages

2.1

1.3, 2.9

   > 65

2.2

1.3, 3.0

Respiratory diseases

  

   All-ages

2.7

1.2, 4.3

   > 65

3.0

1.4, 4.7

  1. a Models adjusted for time trend and day of week.
  2. b df for seasonal natural cubic spline ranged from 16 to 20, based on partial autocorrelation function.
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